Pétange tornado — 9 August 2019Photo: Yves Reiff / Reuters, via Deutsche Welle · Source. Still image; WebP conversion.- Location
- Longwy and Herserange, France, into Rodange, Pétange and Bascharage, Luxembourg
- Official rating
- IF2+ MeteoLux assessment using the report’s International Fujita scale
- Local time · 9 August 2019
- Around 5:35–5:45 pm CEST (UTC+2)
- UTC
- Around 15:35–15:45 UTC · 9 August
- Time on the ground
- About 10–15 minutes
- Track length
- About 18–20 km / 11–12 mi
- Maximum width
- Up to about 750 m in Bascharage (excluding outlying damage)
- Survey wind estimate
- About 241 km/h / 150 mph (damage estimate)
Event & radar context
MeteoLux documented a multivortex tornado that crossed from France into Luxembourg. The report estimates IF2+ peak damage; this preserves the scale and label used in that report. The 90-minute rainfall sequence includes storm context before and after the tornado. It does not represent 90 minutes on the ground or a direct tornado wind measurement.
Interpreting the rating
F, EF and IF are different damage-rating scales. Original source labels are preserved. Badge colours group the numerical categories for browsing; they do not imply identical wind thresholds. Radar products do not directly establish the damage rating.
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